At an otherwise pleasant Saturday-evening meal with friends, he joined his companions in compulsively checking for updates.

本应该是一次和朋友相聚其乐融融的周六晚餐，他却与同伴们不断地检查着数据的更新。

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If you won't sit down for a meal before checking a restaurant's performance ratings, why shouldn't you be able to do the same thing when your life is at stake?

若你不愿在查看餐厅各项评比前坐下来用餐，那么为何你不应在危及生命时也做同样的事呢？

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Sue and James Schofield, from Rhoswiel near Oswestry, said they found out after checking the result on a mobile phone app after a meal with friends.

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